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EPA Proposes New Rules to Cut Methane Emissions
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) this week announced new rules to cut emissions of greenhouse gases and volatile organic...
Aug 20, 2015 | Katie Regan
Climate Resilience Evaluation and Awareness Tool
The Climate Resilience Evaluation and Awareness Tool (CREAT) is a software tool that assists drinking water and wastewater utility...
Aug 19, 2015 | Katie Regan
Food Related Emergency Exercise Budget
The Food Related Emergency Exercise Bundle (FREE-B) is a compilation of scenarios based on both intentional and unintentional food...
Aug 19, 2015 | Katie Regan
FDA Announces Email Alerts Service for Retail Food Protection
The U.S. Federal Drug Administration (FDA) has established a free email alert service that allows subscribers to receive updated...
Aug 19, 2015 | Katie Regan
EPA Launches School Indoor Air Quality Assessment Mobile App
EPA recently launched a new mobile app to help schools and school districts perform comprehensive indoor air quality (IAQ) facility...
Aug 19, 2015 | Katie Regan
Partnerships between Local Health, FBI Lead to Greater Chemical Incident Preparedness
By Katie Regan, Communications Specialist, NACCHO Whether terrorist or criminal in nature, intentional or accidental, a chemical...
Aug 11, 2015 | Katie Regan
Report Available on Aquatic Venue Inspections
“Looking for Trouble—Seeing Eye to Eye with Health Inspectors” is a NACCHO report on U.S. aquatic venue inspections, findings, and...
Jul 20, 2015 | Katie Regan
FDA Delays Implementation of Menu Calorie Count Rules
Implementation of a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requirement that chain restaurants, grocery stores, and other food...
Jul 10, 2015 | Katie Regan
EPA Proposes New Rules to Cut Methane EmissionsThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) this week announced new rules to cut emissions of greenhouse gases and volatile organic compounds from the oil and natural gas industry. This proposal continues the White House’s efforts to combat climate change and protect the public’s health, and is part of the Climate Action Plan strategy to cut […] Aug 20, 2015 | Katie Regan |
Climate Resilience Evaluation and Awareness ToolThe Climate Resilience Evaluation and Awareness Tool (CREAT) is a software tool that assists drinking water and wastewater utility owners and operators in understanding potential climate change threats. The tool also aids in assessing the related risks at respective utilities. The tool helps to identify threats based on regional differences in climate change projections it then assists […] Aug 19, 2015 | Katie Regan |
Food Related Emergency Exercise BudgetThe Food Related Emergency Exercise Bundle (FREE-B) is a compilation of scenarios based on both intentional and unintentional food contamination events. It is designed with the intention of assisting government regulatory and public health agencies in assessing existing food emergency response plans, protocols and procedures that may be in place, or that they are in […] Aug 19, 2015 | Katie Regan |
FDA Announces Email Alerts Service for Retail Food ProtectionThe U.S. Federal Drug Administration (FDA) has established a free email alert service that allows subscribers to receive updated Retail Food Protection information as it becomes available. Among other things, this will include alerts about new guidance documents, new postings to the Food Code Reference System, and quarterly updates to the Listing of Jurisdictions Enrolled […] Aug 19, 2015 | Katie Regan |
EPA Launches School Indoor Air Quality Assessment Mobile AppEPA recently launched a new mobile app to help schools and school districts perform comprehensive indoor air quality (IAQ) facility assessments to protect the health of children and school staff. The School IAQ Assessment mobile app is a one-stop shop for accessing guidance from EPA’s IAQ Tools for Schools Action Kit. Aug 19, 2015 | Katie Regan |
Partnerships between Local Health, FBI Lead to Greater Chemical Incident PreparednessBy Katie Regan, Communications Specialist, NACCHO Whether terrorist or criminal in nature, intentional or accidental, a chemical incident is a possibility all local public health departments face. Therefore, public health should ensure response procedures and preparedness efforts are in place before an event happens to make sure their community is resilient. As first responders, it […] Aug 11, 2015 | Katie Regan |
Report Available on Aquatic Venue Inspections“Looking for Trouble—Seeing Eye to Eye with Health Inspectors” is a NACCHO report on U.S. aquatic venue inspections, findings, and recommendations. Produced in partnership with Axiall Corporation’s Water Treatment Products Group, the report details the comprehensive survey of aquatic health officials across the United States NACCHO conducted last year. The survey explored protocols and... Jul 20, 2015 | Katie Regan |
FDA Delays Implementation of Menu Calorie Count RulesImplementation of a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requirement that chain restaurants, grocery stores, and other food establishments post calorie counts on menus has been delayed until Dec. 1, 2016—a year later than FDA initially intended, and two years after publication of the ruling. The change is in response to the numerous requests FDA received from the […] Jul 10, 2015 | Katie Regan |
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